Chapter 56: The Terminator Strikes

At the beginning of the third quarter of the game, the Timberwolves' manufacturer lineup began to show its power, and the new lineup put forward by new coach Frank Vogel seemed to be headless and brainless, but it contained deep meaning.

The main lineups of the two teams launched a fierce battle for the score in the third quarter of the game, opening and retracting.

A trace of solemnity flashed on Charles Barkley's face, the Timberwolves are gaining momentum, and the head coach who can be favored by McHale must have something special, and now the tactics arranged by the new head coach of the Timberwolves are beginning to show their power.

Amazing formations work wonders!

Lee Se-ho and Brewer swapped places, Lee Se-ho played playmaking forward, while Brewer focused on locking Chris Paul on the defensive end.

Although Li Shihao is too different from Peja of the Hornets in height, he has a solid foundation and an excellent sense of rhythm, which is enough for Li Shihao to easily get rid of Peja's defense.

Peja is tall enough, but his defense is soft, and he can't make effective restrictions in the face of Li Shihao's offense.

The Yugoslav small forward is one of the league's best tall goalscorers, but his individual ball-handling offense is not very good, and his passing skills are not even as good as some of the league's number twos, which has always been a major weakness of his own, and if he can't develop his own ball-handling skills, then his role is limited to a fixed-point shooter.

In the No. 1 position, Brewer waved a pair of long arms, using quick footwork and excellent defensive awareness, to restrain Chris Paul to death, and Queen Bee Paul could not get rid of Brewer's defensive restrictions at all.

Today's Hornets are a veritable single-core team, and since the departure of "King of Boxing" Tyson Chandler, the Hornets have truly become Paul's one-man team, he is the core of the team, and all offensive tactics are built around the young Queen Bee.

Chris Paul was limited on the court, the Hornets' offense became sluggish, and when the point guard couldn't play efficiently, the team began to lose direction, and the Hornets began to lose ground and the current Hornets were far from being a championship team.

One person's strength is limited after all, once Queen Bee Paul is restricted, there is no second person in the team to stand up against the team's offensive banner, and the Hornets in such a state will only lose the main lineup of the Timberwolves.

Without Queen Bee Paul's Hornets, the threat index is too low!

When the fiercest stings of the ferocious bumblebee are removed, all that awaits the bumblebee is a dying struggle, and if the Hornets are unable to make changes, the bloodthirsty wolves will devour the hornet.

"Everyone underestimates the Timberwolves, this team is not weaker than the giants in the league today, although their main lineup is young and inexperienced, but these young players form a perfect complement, they integrate defense, offense, low-post singles, breakthroughs and other techniques, although in some places they are not as stable and excellent as those giants do, but they are still young, now they are terrible, it is hard to imagine, after this season, What will become of a seasoned Timberwolves player? ”

"Wait for them to grow up, it will be a terrible force in the west!" Charles Barkley muttered as he looked at the Timberwolves lineup on the court.

Kenny Smith nodded, he also felt the same way, although the current Timberwolves lineup is young, but this is also their advantage, they are not lacking in creativity, they are amazingly talented, the Timberwolves have selected a group of good seedlings, and the future of the Wolves is worth looking forward to!

Kenny Smith said: "This game will not be easy for the two teams, first of all, Chris Paul will not let the victory slip away from his hands easily, he will definitely try to prove himself again with his individual ability, once he recovers, whether the Timberwolves' defense can withstand the onslaught of the Queen Bee is a question!" And whether Bruce Lee, the core of the Timberwolves, can stand up is also a question worth thinking about! ”

"Time is running out for the third quarter, now is the time to really test both teams!"

The score on the court was 69-73, the Timberwolves temporarily led the Hornets by 4 points, the lead was very weak, and the slightest carelessness may be played by the Hornets A wave of counterattack tide, overtaking the score is only a matter of moments, and now it is still not to be taken lightly, and the suspense of the game still exists!

The ball was on the side of the Hornets, Chris Paul skillfully changed the ball in his hands, and he was perfect in handling the ball with one hand, Rao was like this, and he still didn't dare to be careless in the face of Brewer's defense.

Paul constantly adjusts his rhythm and center of gravity, always on guard against Brewer's surprise attack!

Paul has deeply experienced the horror of the Timberwolves' swingman in the previous competition, Brewer is just a defensive blue-collar, but his defense is too good!

With his ape-like long arms, lightning-fast shooting speed and excellent anticipation awareness, the young forward defender was able to snatch the lead from the opposing player in a flash of lightning and complete a clean steal.

Terrible outside defenders! That's what Paul had to say about Brewer!

As a rookie selected by the Timberwolves with the seventh pick in '07, Brewer's defensive ability was exactly what McHale, the general manager of the Timberwolves at the time, was optimistic about, and he helped the University of Florida win the NCAA Championship for two consecutive years, relying on his excellent defensive ability.

It was for this reason that Cory Brewer was able to become a lottery rookie as an excellent defender that year, and the '07 draft was a veritable draft year.

“shoutdown！” In the stands of the arena in New Orleans, some Timberwolves fans who came with the team sat sporadically in the stands, and when they saw the excellent performance of the Timberwolves, they all invariably played signs with this phrase printed on them.

Charles Barkley grinned and smiled a little gloatingly, "The end? The great Sir Charles likes this name, so as to show domineering, Cory Brewer, this kid plays very tough, Charles likes such a tough guy, Chris Paul may be in some trouble! ”

"Not necessarily, Charles, don't forget, any superstar is unique, they are not completely restricted, Paul will find himself back in the future!" Kenny Smith shook his head and dismissed Charles Barkley's assertions.

For any team, the value of superstars is immeasurable, many people only see their huge voice in the team, but ignore their significance to this league, they belong to the strategic level of superstars!

No superstar can be ignored, and no team can underestimate the energy of a superstar, whose effect is to penetrate the defenses of most teams in the league as much as the atomic bomb dropped on Japan!